Roadtripping Sahyadris: Part 1

In this post:
Mumbai - Andheri - Varsova - Thane

If you have a long weekend to spend away from home, what would you do and where would you go?

Have you ever begun a journey not knowing where you want to reach? You may ask, ‘If you don’t know where you’re going how will you know you’ve arrived?’ That question may sound good for a group discussion, but for me, I didn’t need an answer as I got an opportunity to set out on an unexpected journey last month.

Without planning on proper gear, attire, accommodation, or any other details except carrying a small backpack with bare essentials and loads of enthusiasm, I set off as a pillion rider on a motorbike.

It began on an early morning even before seeing the lights of dawn. Then ended up in .....wait. Follow me for the next few posts and I'll share this journey with a few photographs that I shot along the way.

Ready to meet the challenges of the day, and overtaking the numerous trucks and few private cars passing by that highway, it seemed I was the only one interested in shooting pictures at that hour when dawn was breaking through the morning darkness.

After a quite unusual almost traffic-free road trip from Andheri to Thane, the sight of the River Ulhas in the early morning trace of light was dreamy. So were these people dreaming in their makeshift bed on the roadside.

If I am not mistaken, the above is the River Ulhas opening up into the estuary of Vasai Creek at Varsova.

The Thane Creek flows south towards the Bombay Harbour. The sun was lazily lifting its golden head.

The birds woke up to sing sweetly, it was time to stop and listen...

The sun began to rise and there was the promise of a beautiful new day...

Yes, every new day holds beautiful moments, and new dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Let's go find out what is in store today...

....... to be continued